Happy Halloween!

Please turn in your research notes by the end of the day today!  When you are finished with your research, begin to plan and brainstorm your project.  
Use this resource to get started:  
Outlining and Planning Your Project

Tuesday, October 30th

Episode of Middle Ground

THE PROJECT

Rogerian Rhetoric: Project Guidelines AND Rubric
Outlining and Planning Your Project

Model Projects:
1. Acacia
2. Remember Alma's?

Research Notes due tomorrow, October 31!
Draft of Rogerian project due next Thursday, November 8

Monday, October 29th

Watch this TED talk:  Take the Other to Lunch

Starter 10.29:  React to TED talk. How does the idea of the empathy interview feel to you right now?  Would you like to do a Storycorps style interview with someone “across the aisle”? Or would you like to take the other to lunch?  Where are you in your process to set up any interviews?

WORK TIME!!!

Research Notes and Empathy Interviews
(Research Notes due Wednesday by the end of the day)

If you are finishing up your research, look ahead to project….

THE PROJECT

Rogerian Rhetoric: Project Guidelines AND Rubric

Thursday, October 25th

Starter 10.25:  Reflect on your intellectual experience during our panels. What new insights did you gain from each or either? What did you notice about the difference in your reactions (intellectual and physical!) during each panel; did you feel differently each day? How so? Why do you think?


The Backfire Effect (Hold on to your amygdala!)
The Oatmeal “ Believe” (WARNING: Young adult self required to read this. Some mature language)

If this is the case (the backfire effect and our stubborn amygdalas), why is it still important to do the work that we are doing?

ZOOM OUT:  Why are we doing this project?


So this is happening in your democracy, by the way...

Change in DUE DATE:
Research Notes by Wednesday, October 31

WORK TIME!!!

Research Notes and Empathy Interviews

Wednesday, October 24th

Welcome, Liberal Panel!

Tuesday, October 23rd

Welcome, Conservative Panel!

Monday, October 22

Starter:  Make a list of questions for each of our conservative and liberal panels.  Try to come up with a minimum of 5 questions for each panel.  At least one of your questions should deal with the topic you are studying in your research.  Copy and paste your questions into this shared Google doc.

TO-DO Today

• Continue with (or start) your research!  LINK to Research Notes Template (Make a copy and get researching!)
• If you know you who want to interview, reach out to that person and try to set something up.  

Friday, October 19

Middle Ground:  Death Penalty

PROJECT WORK TIME!
Please use your time wisely!  Your personal essay is due at midnight tonight!

Part 1 Personal Connection Narrative

Part 2 Research Notes and empathy interviews

Part 3 Rogerian Argument

Thursday, October 18th

Middle Ground: Veterans and Peace Activists

The Art of Rhetoric isn't always in the spirit of truth....
Logical Fallacies
Some logical fallacies


Extra Credit Opportunity:  
Campaign Mailers: Do we see any fallacies here?
Watch the Cruz/O'Rourke debate and identify specific fallacies you see.  
1 point per fallacy, up to 10 points.

Tuesday, October 16

Storycorps AND/OR Middle Ground

WORK TIME ON PERSONAL ESSAY (due Friday)

Empathy Interviews and Research (click here for notes template)
Conferences with me!

Student Led Conferences!

Speaking of empathy interviews, SLC’s are Wednesday!  The format is an empathy interview with your parents:)  Preview the SLC here.  We will talk more about this tomorrow and Wednesday.  If you are not signed up for an SLC, rectify that ASAP!  Steve is in charge of the master schedule if you have questions.

Monday, October 15th

Starter (on scratch paper): If you don’t know what your topic is, please do this starter by the end of the hour!

Name

What is your project topic?

Frame your project topic as a two-sided (yes or no) question.

What is your perspective/bias on this topic?

Who might you interview that believes differently than you do?  (Please indicate if you have no one in mind and might need my help in lining up an interview.)

PROJECT DUE DATES

Topic Choice: Monday, October 15

Part 1 Personal Connection Narrative: Friday, October 19

Part 2 Research Notes and 1st interview done by Sunday, October 28

Part 3 Rogerian Argument Project Draft for Peer Critique: Wednesday, Oct. 31 (start of class)

Part 3 Draft to Jessica for Feedback:  Thursday, November 1 (by midnight)

Project Final: Exhibition November 14 or 15 (tentative, depending on vision)

Want to watch an episode of my new favorite show?  Perhaps it could inspire some ideas for the project and/or exhibition?  Middle Ground

TOPIC BRAINSTORM IDEAS

1. ProCon.org
2. ISideWith Polls (scroll issues)
3. Intelligence Squared Debates
4. Middle Ground

Part#1 of the project (due Friday, October 19th)

Thursday, October 11th

Starter 10.11:  (ON PAPER)
Dear Jessica,
(Summary of how things are going for you right now and anything else you want to express….
Include any roses and thorns, where you are in your debate analysis--done or still working?--and whether or not you are ready to start writing your first essay)
Love, -student-

PROJECT DUE DATES
Topic Choice: Monday, October 15
Part 1 Personal Connection Narrative: Friday, October 19
Part 2 Research Notes and 1st interview done by Sunday, October 28
Part 3 Draft for Peer Critique: Tuesday, October 30 (start of class)
Part 3 Draft to Jessica for Feedback:  Thursday, November 1 (by midnight)
Project Final: Exhibition November 14 (tentative)

DISCUSS:  Who won the debate?

Want to watch an episode of my new favorite show?  Perhaps it could inspire some ideas for the project and/or exhibition?  Middle Ground

1:45:  Welcome, Judge Steven Bernard!  

Monday, October 8 and Tuesday, October 9

PSAT Pre-Administration:  Welcome, Dusty!  



Debate Analysis Quiz: Texas Senate Debate

• Open-Note! 
• You may do the quiz electronically if you prefer.  Just make a copy of the document.
• You will have the whole class period Tuesday to complete the quiz.
• I encourage you to go back with your headphones on Tuesday and listen to pieces of the debate again if you need to.  C-SPAN has it broken down in segments as well as a full transcript: Check it out!

If you finish the quiz early, start brainstorming/drafting Part#1 of the project.

Thursday, October 4th

Finish up debate simulation....


Storycorps: One Small Step

Journal 10.4:  React to this interview.  How do you feel about the Storycorps format as a piece for our project? Is there anyone in your life you might want to sit down with and have a conversation like this?  What is the value of doing so?

The brain research on liberals and conservatives

What are her general findings about the brain structures of libs/cons?

What advice does she have for liberals about how to communicate with conservatives?

What advice does she have for conservatives about how to communicate with liberals?

How does this help our understanding of how to communicate with each other.

If time:  Project Exploration

PAIR SHARE YOUR PROJECT IDEAS!

QUIZ Part 1 on Monday/Tuesday  

The quiz will be an analysis of a political debate.  You will have to apply your knowledge of ideology and some general principle of rhetoric. 

Wednesday, October 3rd

Finish up yesterday's work reviewing the issues and simulating the line-dance debate.

PAIR SHARE: Verbally process which topics you might be interested in choosing for your project.


If time: Storycorps: One Small Step

Tuesday, October 2nd

Ted Radio Hour, 10-27-17, Part 2: How do we bridge the political divide?

“Moral reframing” for rhetorical effectiveness?

What do we learn from Robb Willer about making effective arguments?

Journal 10.2: How can the concepts from these TED talks (yesterday's and today's) help us better communicate with people who are ideologically different than we are?  How could it help us find compromise in US politics?

“Circle” Up:  

Where do the parties stand on the issues?

What values are underneath each perspective?  

ACTIVITY: What would a liberal/conservative say about ___?

• Line-up in two even lines (one liberal, one conservative).  Jessica will tell you which is which.
• Review issues from T-chart, taking turns making points and counterpoints on each issue.
• What are the moral frameworks and underlying values driving the viewpoint?
• What questions do we have?

Monday, October 1st

Seating Chart (for now)

Starter 10.1:  Knowing what you know about liberals and conservatives, what do you think are the morals and values driving each side of the political aisle? Complete these sentences…

Liberals are driven by__________________. They value ________________.

Conservatives are driven by _____________. They value _______________.

Let's try this again...

The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives

During the talk, jot down 3-5 interesting insights, quotes, questions, or new ideas that make you think.

GROUP WORK (Each group should make a copy of the document. Someone should scribe the main ideas of your conversation. Please share the document with Jessica.)

Ted Radio Hour, 10-27-17, Part 2: How do we bridge the political divide?

“Moral reframing” for rhetorical effectiveness?

What do we learn from Robb Willer about making effective arguments?

Journal 10.1:  How can the concepts from these TED talks help us better communicate with people who are ideologically different than we are?  How could it help us find compromise in US politics? How might it help you craft an argument that might have a chance of being effective for an audience who disagrees with you?